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700-year-old festival in Aichi Pref.

A man posing as a demon brandishes a hatchet during a traditional "hana" festival, recognized as a significant intangible folk cultural property, with origins dating back over 700 years, in Toei in the central Japan prefecture of Aichi, in the small hours of Dec. 1, 2024.

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700-year-old festival in Aichi Pref.

A man posing as a demon brandishes a hatchet during a traditional "hana" festival, recognized as a significant intangible folk cultural property, with origins dating back over 700 years, in Toei in the central Japan prefecture of Aichi, in the small hours of Dec. 1, 2024.

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Sheep form Chinese character for snake

Sheep form the Chinese character for "snake" at the Mother Farm animal-themed park in Futtsu in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 1, 2024, ahead of the start of the 2025 Year of the Snake in the Chinese zodiac.

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Sheep form Chinese character for snake

Sheep form the Chinese character for "snake" at the Mother Farm animal-themed park in Futtsu in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 1, 2024, ahead of the start of the 2025 Year of the Snake in the Chinese zodiac.

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Nearly 1 year after Jan. 1 quake in Ishikawa Pref.

Photo taken on Dec. 1, 2024, shows the site near a morning market in Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, that was gutted by a fire following a powerful earthquake in the region on Jan. 1.

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Nearly 1 year after Jan. 1 quake in Ishikawa Pref.

Photo taken on Dec. 1, 2024, shows the demolition of a seven-story building under way in Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, ahead of the first anniversary on Jan. 1 of a powerful earthquake in the region.

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Nearly 1 year after Jan. 1 quake in Ishikawa Pref.

Flowers are placed in a collapsed building on Dec. 1, 2024, in Suzu in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, ahead of the first anniversary on Jan. 1 of a powerful earthquake in the region.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (top) gives an exclusive interview with Kyodo News in Kyiv on Dec. 1, 2024.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gives an exclusive interview with Kyodo News in Kyiv on Dec. 1, 2024.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gives an exclusive interview with Kyodo News in Kyiv on Dec. 1, 2024.

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Buddhist monks seek social welfare donations

Buddhist monks from World Heritage-listed Kinpusen-ji temple in Yoshino in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, visit nearby houses on Dec. 1, 2024, during an annual event to seek donations. Part of the funds collected will be used to help people affected by a powerful earthquake that hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula area on Jan. 1.

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U.N. committee to address plastic pollution

South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae Yul (C) is projected on a conference hall screen as he attends a plenary session of the fifth U.N. Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee meeting to develop a legally binding global treaty on plastic pollution in Busan, South Korea, on Dec. 1, 2024.

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U.N. committee to address plastic pollution

The U.N. Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee holds a plenary session on the final day of the fifth meeting to develop a legally binding global treaty on plastic pollution in Busan, South Korea, on Dec. 1, 2024.

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U.N. committee to address plastic pollution

The U.N. Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee holds a plenary session on the final day of the fifth meeting to develop a legally binding global treaty on plastic pollution in Busan, South Korea, on Dec. 1, 2024.

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U.N. committee to address plastic pollution

Chair Luis Vayas Valdivieso speaks during a plenary session of the fifth U.N. Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee meeting to develop a legally binding global treaty on plastic pollution in Busan, South Korea, on Dec. 1, 2024.

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Interview with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks in an exclusive interview with Kyodo News in Kyiv on Dec. 1, 2024.

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Interview with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks in an exclusive interview with Kyodo News in Kyiv on Dec. 1, 2024.

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Football: Spanish La Liga

Real Sociedad's Takefusa Kubo (R) passes the ball in a Spanish La Liga football match against Real Betis on Dec. 1, 2024, in San Sebastian, Spain.

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Football: Spanish La Liga

Real Sociedad's Takefusa Kubo (L) plays in a Spanish La Liga football match against Real Betis on Dec. 1, 2024, in San Sebastian, Spain.

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Football: Spanish La Liga

Real Sociedad's Takefusa Kubo (C) plays in a Spanish La Liga football match against Real Betis on Dec. 1, 2024, in San Sebastian, Spain.

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Interview with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks in an exclusive interview with Kyodo News in Kyiv on Dec. 1, 2024.

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Interview with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks in an exclusive interview with Kyodo News in Kyiv on Dec. 1, 2024.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Beijing

Jordan Stolz of the United States competes en route to winning gold in the men's 500 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet in Beijing on Dec. 1, 2024.

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Preparations for 2025 Year of Snake

A giant "ema" votive plaque bearing an illustration of a snake, the next year's Chinese zodiac sign, stands at a shrine in Kudoyama in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 1, 2024.

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"Stove train" in northeastern Japan

Photo shows a special "stove train" equipped with coal stoves in Goshogawara in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 1, 2024, the first day of operation this season. Tsugaru Railway's popular train service will run through the end of March 2025.

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"Stove train" starts running in northeastern Japan

Passengers warm up by a coal stove on Tsugaru Railway's "stove train" in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 1, 2024. The train, a winter tradition in the Tsugaru region of Aomori, started running the same day.

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Osaka Gov. Yoshimura elected head of Japan's No. 2 opposition party

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura speaks at a press conference in Osaka on Dec. 1, 2024, after being elected as the top leader of Japan's second-largest opposition party, the Japan Innovation Party.

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Japanese monkeys in hot spring

Japanese monkeys soak in an open-air hot spring at the Hakodate Tropical Botanical Garden in Hakodate in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Dec. 1, 2024. Visitors can watch monkeys dipping in the bath until early May -- an annual event that started in 1971.

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Japanese monkeys in hot spring

Japanese monkeys soak in an open-air hot spring at the Hakodate Tropical Botanical Garden in Hakodate in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Dec. 1, 2024. Visitors can watch monkeys dipping in the bath until early May -- an annual event that started in 1971.

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Japanese monkeys in hot spring

Japanese monkeys soak in an open-air hot spring at the Hakodate Tropical Botanical Garden in Hakodate in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Dec. 1, 2024. Visitors can watch monkeys dipping in the bath until early May -- an annual event that started in 1971.

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Japanese monkeys in hot spring

Japanese monkeys soak in an open-air hot spring at the Hakodate Tropical Botanical Garden in Hakodate in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Dec. 1, 2024. Visitors can watch monkeys dipping in the bath until early May -- an annual event that started in 1971.

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Athletics: Fukuoka Int'l Marathon

Japan's Yuya Yoshida sheds a tear after winning the Fukuoka International Marathon in Japan's third-fastest time in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 1, 2024.

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Osaka Gov. Yoshimura elected head of Japan's No. 2 opposition party

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura speaks at a press conference in Osaka on Dec. 1, 2024, after being elected as the top leader of Japan's second-largest opposition party, the Japan Innovation Party.

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Osaka Gov. Yoshimura elected head of Japan's No. 2 opposition party

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura speaks at an Osaka hotel on Dec. 1, 2024, after being elected as the top leader of Japan's second-largest opposition party, the Japan Innovation Party.

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Osaka Gov. Yoshimura elected head of Japan's No. 2 opposition party

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura speaks at a press conference in Osaka on Dec. 1, 2024, after being elected as the top leader of Japan's second-largest opposition party, the Japan Innovation Party.

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Osaka Gov. Yoshimura elected head of Japan's No. 2 opposition party

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura speaks at an Osaka hotel on Dec. 1, 2024, after being elected as the top leader of Japan's second-largest opposition party, the Japan Innovation Party.

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Golf: Nippon Series JT Cup

Takumi Kanaya poses after winning Japan's JGTO men's pro golf tour's earnings title at the completion of the Nippon Series JT Cup at Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club in Inagi, western Tokyo, on Dec. 1, 2024.

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Golf: Nippon Series JT Cup

Takumi Kanaya poses after winning Japan's JGTO men's pro golf tour's earnings title at the completion of the Nippon Series JT Cup at Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club in Inagi, western Tokyo, on Dec. 1, 2024.

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Golf: Nihon Series JT Cup

South Africa's Shaun Norris poses with the victor's trophy after winning the Japan tour's season-ending Nihon Series JT Cup at Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club in Inagi, western Tokyo, on Dec. 1, 2024.

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Princess Aiko turns 23

Japanese Princess Aiko visits the Akasaka Estate in Tokyo to pay her respects to former Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko, her grandparents, on Dec. 1, 2024, as she turns 23.

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Princess Aiko turns 23

Japanese Princess Aiko visits the Akasaka Estate in Tokyo to pay her respects to former Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko, her grandparents, on Dec. 1, 2024, as she turns 23.

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Athletics: Fukuoka Int'l Marathon

Japan's Yuya Yoshida hits the tape to win the Fukuoka International Marathon in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 1, 2024.

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Athletics: Fukuoka Int'l Marathon

Japan's Yuya Yoshida hits the tape to win the Fukuoka International Marathon in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 1, 2024.

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PM Ishiba's vehicle rear-ends police car in western Japan

Photo taken in Tottori, western Japan, on Dec. 1, 2024, shows the vehicle Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba was in when it rear-ended a police car in his motorcade.

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PM Ishiba's vehicle rear-ends police car in western Japan

Photo taken in Tottori, western Japan, on Dec. 1, 2024, shows the vehicle Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba was in when it rear-ended a police car in his motorcade.

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Japan PM Ishiba in Tottori Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (R) and his wife Yoshiko head to Watari Shrine in Yazu, part of his constituency in the western Japan prefecture of Tottori, on Dec. 1, 2024. In August, Ishiba announced his candidacy for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's September leadership election at the shrine.

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Japan PM Ishiba in Tottori Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks to supporters after visiting Watari Shrine in Yazu, part of his constituency in the western Japan prefecture of Tottori, on Dec. 1, 2024. In August, Ishiba announced his candidacy for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's September leadership election at the shrine.

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Japan PM Ishiba in Tottori Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (R) and his wife Yoshiko bow at Watari Shrine in Yazu, part of his constituency in the western Japan prefecture of Tottori, on Dec. 1, 2024. In August, Ishiba announced his candidacy for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's September leadership election at the shrine.

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"Stove train" in northeastern Japan

A conductor grills dried squids on a coal stove on a special "stove train" running in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 1, 2023, the first day of operation this season. Tsugaru Railway's popular train service will run through the end of March 2024.

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"Stove train" in northeastern Japan

Photo shows a special "stove train" equipped with coal stoves in Goshogawara in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 1, 2023, the first day of operation this season. Tsugaru Railway's popular train service will run through the end of March 2024.